Best time to visit Hvar for good weather
When is the best weather in Hvar? Monthly breakdown of temperature, rainfall, and sunshine hours — ranked by what actually matters for your trip.
Best month
September
The second Goldilocks and arguably the single best month on Hvar — 26°C and the party crowds gone.
↑Sea peaks late September at 25°C — warmer than July
↑Hotel rates drop back to May levels by Sep 15th
↑Vendange (grape harvest) festival in Jelsa and Stari Grad villages
All months ranked — Good weather
Best match
The second Goldilocks and arguably the single best month on Hvar — 26°C and the party crowds gone.
#1 for good weather
Best match
The first Goldilocks — 22°C, restaurants all open, no superyacht arrivals.
#2 for good weather
Best match
Lavender peak month — purple fields above Velo Grablje and the Goldilocks pre-superyacht weather.
#3 for good weather
Strong option
Soft-opening month — restaurants stagger back open, lavender plants begin to bud.
#4 for good weather
Strong option
Easter weekend often falls here — Following the Cross procession is UNESCO-listed.
#5 for good weather
Strong option
First half still beach-viable; second half is olive harvest in the konobas.
#6 for good weather
Strong option
Carpe Diem and Hula Hula run full-tilt; Hvar Town harbour is a superyacht car park.
#7 for good weather
Strong option
Christmas in Stari Grad is genuinely Croatian — fritule frying, no party tourism in sight.
#8 for good weather
Strong option
Croatia's busiest, loudest, most expensive island week — Hvar Town genuinely overrun.
#9 for good weather
Worth considering
Hvar Carnival — masked processions through the cobbled streets, locals only.
#10 for good weather
Worth considering
Hvar Town is shuttered; Stari Grad and Jelsa go back to being working harbour towns.
#11 for good weather
Worth considering
The island folds inward to its 11,000 residents — bura wind and shuttered Carpe Diem.
#12 for good weather